Who's rap career will burst first, Drake or Nicki Minaj

[Legend of Josh]

It's a pretty straight-forward and simple question really. I should have *inserted* "who's rap career will burst first (if either of them ever do), Drake or Nicki Minaj" - b/c quite honestly - they're both positioned to be greatly successful for many years to come.

Having said that, I don't believe either one of them are worthy of being long-term HIGHLY (and by highly, I mean 2Pac, Biggie, Jay-Z, Eminem, Kanye) successful. Everyone says they're both gimmicks (especially Nicki Minaj), and perhaps those claims are right, perhaps they're not.

Obviously, Nicki Minaj is putting on some type of an act with all the tomfoolery, etc - but to be truthful, she comes correct. Her tangible "skills" are just as good as any other past female emcee (with maybe the exception of someone like Jean Grae or maybe an "on-fire" Lil Kim or Foxy Brown); her flow always complement her beats, and some argue her voice is annoying... to each their own.

As for Drake. Alright, I'm no Drake hater, but let's all be honest with ourselves. In terms of raw rapping ability, this guy just pits on a track. I'll admit his flow is sharp, but outside of that you snatch just about any full-of-false swag wanna-be metrosexual rap artist off the street and badaboom, badabing, Drake replication.

Having said all that, I'd say Drake is the one to bubble then pop way before that of Nicki Minaj. I don't see Drake selling records as consistently for as many years as Jay or Wayne, maybe not even half that. I believe after one or two more years his (Drake's) act, style, sound will be hella played out, and the sales will just painfully decline.

Nicki has a much more broad audience and fan base. Sure, many young white soon to be whores who are into black guys will continue to buy Drake's music, but they'll also cop Nicki's shit too, and couple that with all the young, middle age and even old dudes who are Nicki fans.

I don't see Drake getting any "hotter" ... and I don't see Nicki getting any major blaze amplifications only b/c she's so damn hot right now, but her stock will withstand the test of time.

[L.Kizzle]

Drake, being a male will fall first.

Nicki as a female has no competition. I don't mean by a talent stand-point, I mean by any female counterpart in the rap game. What other female is rapping now, Diamond and Just Brittany, lol.

There is a new male every month who someone hear will make thread on.

[Wavves]

Nicki Minaj will stay around as long as that club music pop sound exists in the mainstream.

Drake will be around longer.

[Wavves]

Nicki Minaj will stay around as long as that club music pop sound exists in the mainstream.

Drake will be around longer.
Actually I take that back, Nicki will go straight back to that pure pop sound she used to have on her first album. fml, they are both going to stay :(

[TheeBeast]

I've listened to both of Drakes LPs and I have to say, if anything he's probably gonna come out with another good album.

Nick Minaj will probably fall next year :lol

[Loneshot]

Obviously, Nicki Minaj is putting on some type of an act with all the tomfoolery, etc - but to be truthful, she comes correct. Her tangible "skills" are just as good as any other past female emcee (with maybe the exception of someone like Jean Grae or maybe an "on-fire" Lil Kim or Foxy Brown); her flow always complement her beats, and some argue her voice is annoying... to each their own.



There really is nothing good about Nicki Minaj. You ever listen to her music? A majority of the verses don't make any sense. She's only popular because of her association with Lil Wayne. She could be the same artist and without him we wouldn't know her name. She has absolutely no skill as an emcee or artist. Its just make-up on a doll being manufactured to spew the same ol' pop hop message of consuming and screwing.

Drake can be bearable, but the same applies to his as Nicki, but he will last longer than her before the next clones of them come out.

[Legend of Josh]

There really is nothing good about Nicki Minaj. You ever listen to her music? A majority of the verses don't make any sense. She's only popular because of her association with Lil Wayne. She could be the same artist and without him we wouldn't know her name. She has absolutely no skill as an emcee or artist. Its just make-up on a doll being manufactured to spew the same ol' pop hop message of consuming and screwing.

Drake can be bearable, but the same applies to his as Nicki, but he will last longer than her before the next clones of them come out.

Spoken like a true youngin' (may I ask your age?) who hasn't had a real opportunity to listen extensively to past female emcees (and yes, I've listened to Nicki's shit, much more than you have, I'm sure). You don't want to get into a rap discussion with me.

[MetsPackers]

Did not read but

Drake is going to basically be a hip-hop legend by the end of his career. I know he has a lot of stuff on the radio but I really don't understand the hate for this guy. He was on top of the game a few years ago, both his studio albums have gone platnum (in this era), 3 legendary mixtapes, and if you actually listened to his albums you'd see he's an extremely talented and versitile artist who's content is on par with anyone in the game. I think its just cool to hate Drake these days, but the guy definitly has more fans than haters by far and people who don't follow trends know he's a great rapper.

[TheeBeast]

Drake has better tracks in his albums than the ones that hit the radio. I just hope he doesn't start dissing, it'll go downhill from there.

He might be a crossover between R&B and Rap but I don't see how those two CAN'T go together. Shit, most of hip-hop's greatest songs sample R&B.

[Loneshot]

Spoken like a true youngin' (may I ask your age?) who hasn't had a real opportunity to listen extensively to past female emcees (and yes, I've listened to Nicki's shit, much more than you have, I'm sure). You don't want to get into a rap discussion with me.
25, please enlightened me on the amazing talent that is Nicki Minaj.

[joe]

Nicki Minaj is unbearable. Those stupid ass voices she does, lame style in general, down the list.. terrible. She has some clever lines from time to time, but I'll never sift through all her "music" to discover them.

Drake..... like most rappers today he's nothing special, but much better than Nicki Minaj. I say Drake stays around longer.

[ihoopallday]

Drake is one of my favorite artists so hopefully he sticks around a long time. I can do without Nicki. I watched her show on the E! Channel, and she has a really bad attitude. People like that don't last long. She does have a cult following so who knows.

[timlush]

maybe an "on-fire" Lil Kim

Didn't Christopher Wallace make all her music?

[blablabla]

i'm not a fan of drake but he does have some talent so i guess he'll stay around for some time, nicki on the other hand is downright terrible can't sing can't rap
she will fall of pretty soon

[Faptastrophe]

NICHOLAS MINJAYZ!

http://soundcloud.com/nickiminajslow

[CeltsGarlic]

Nicky has huge ass

[ace23]

25, please enlightened me on the amazing talent that is Nicki Minaj.
She's good technically, and she let's off some nice punchlines from time to time. She's a good rapper. Have you heard Moment for Life?

[ace23]

Obviously, Nicki Minaj is putting on some type of an act with all the tomfoolery, etc - but to be truthful, she comes correct. Her tangible "skills" are just as good as any other past female emcee (with maybe the exception of someone like Jean Grae or maybe an "on-fire" Lil Kim or Foxy Brown); her flow always complement her beats, and some argue her voice is annoying... to each their own.
Thank you. :applause:

[n00bie]

Did not read but

Drake is going to basically be a hip-hop legend by the end of his career. I know he has a lot of stuff on the radio but I really don't understand the hate for this guy. He was on top of the game a few years ago, both his studio albums have gone platnum (in this era), 3 legendary mixtapes, and if you actually listened to his albums you'd see he's an extremely talented and versitile artist who's content is on par with anyone in the game. I think its just cool to hate Drake these days, but the guy definitly has more fans than haters by far and people who don't follow trends know he's a great rapper.

I'm sorry but I refuse to classify someone that repeats "err day" NON-STOP a legend. Drake's songs are annoying as ****. :facepalm

[niko]

Nicki makes pop music, she's not a rapper. She raps on her pop songs. Her music is not bad, but i think people want it to be this hardcore rap (which if it was it's absolutely horrible).

[Just2McFly]

They are both going to be rapping for quite a while.

[fiddy]

The **** is wrong with people listening to Nicki? :facepalm:

[Loneshot]

She's good technically, and she let's off some nice punchlines from time to time. She's a good rapper. Have you heard Moment for Life?

Yeah i like that track, but i realized that the only thing i like about it is the beat and the chorus. It would be a great song if Nicki's raps made any sense beyond the typical "i'm hot, you're hot, me, me, me ,me" lyrics. Really wish that beat (along with Rihanna on the chorus) went to someone else.

Thats the thing about Wayne, Drake, and Nicki, alot of their songs have great beats, but the lyrics are dreadful. Its depressing how many great beats get wasted on garbage rappers.


Nicki makes pop music, she's not a rapper. She raps on her pop songs. Her music is not bad, but i think people want it to be this hardcore rap (which if it was it's absolutely horrible).

Its Pop-Hop. Thats what i've labeled most of the mainstream rap. Pop music disguised as rap music to further spread the message to consume everything and screw everything. That is the basic message in just about every rap song in the mainstream. Occasionally a few real artist slip through and you get a T.I., early Kanye, Jay Z, but for the most part its all about pushing the ideas of consumption and sex, with crime being another popular message that usually geared towards the minorities of the country.

Folks can label me a hipster all they want, but when i look for new rap to listen to i purposely don't turn on the radio or go browsing music videos on TV. You will rarely find anything there that isn't tainted. That is the whole purpose of the mainstream, to simplify you into being a happy-go-lucky-drone. If you're hip enough to the scheme, you can listen to some of the mainstream and not get fooled, but the average person isn't hip to it, and don't want to hear anything about such 'conspiracies.'

[BuGzBuNNy]

Whats wrong with this thread that the view count is so high?

[NotYetGreat]

Whats wrong with this thread that the view count is so high?

Probably because of high expectations of seeing Nicki's ass.

[chips93]

Whats wrong with this thread that the view count is so high?

OP has some program that inflates page views. he has done it on many of his threads before.

im sure, that later on he will reference how many views this thread, and his othre threads have gotten. its kinda sad

[OhNoTimNoSho]

They both will be around for a long time, they are the perfect artist "package" they have the look and the sound the general public wants to hear. ie teenagers. They make all their crap specifically to appeal to them and will continue to do so. And they will exist as long as they can make money. Its a vicious cycle of shallowness that will be continually perpetuated.

[TheMarkMadsen]

Wait Drakes a rapper? :confusedshrug:

He's more R n B to be honest

[PistonsFan#21]

Wait Drakes a rapper? :confusedshrug:

He's more R n B to be honest

bitch you wasnt with me shooting in the gym!

[Stuckey]

neither

b1tches love both

[Legend of Josh]

Why is it that Legend of Josh creates threads with the "most viewed" ... this is yet another Top 10 of ISH most viewed threads... and yet, it's about a hip-hop discussion.

Yes, I'm an international sensation, period. Nothing else would explain it. Yes, of course, haters gonna hate. Name any other poster who gets more views?

*crickets*

This once again proves a single personality > all. Deal with it.

[Legend of Josh]

Look at the views and STFU ... nothing comes close.

[LBJ 4 MVP]

OP has some program that inflates page views. he has done it on many of his threads before.

im sure, that later on he will reference how many views this thread, and his othre threads have gotten. its kinda sad
:bowdown:

Not hating LOJ. Love you. No homo. Sort of.

[Legend of Josh]

:bowdown:

Not hating LOJ. Love you. No homo. Sort of.

Except here's the problem with all that... it's false... no magic tricks. Just real shit. Sorry deal with it.

[Magic bird]

Nicki Minaj by far. Drake's rapping has substance

[Pushxx]

Neither are going anywhere for a long-ass time. They will be wildly successful until they decide to take it easy in the industry.

That said, here are a few things to consider:


Nicki has no female competition.
Nicki has a wider target audience.
Drake is 4 years younger (26 vs. 30).